Dana Vollmer
ReporterDana Vollmer is a reporter with WGLT. Dana previously covered the state Capitol for NPR Illinois and Peoria for WCBU. She earned her master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from Northern Illinois University, where she studied communication and produced Morning Edition for WNIJ. Dana's interests include criminal justice reform, economic equity and the environment.
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McLean County has set a new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. There are currently 42 county residents being treated for coronavirus complications.... -
The Central Illinois Regional Airport is seeing a strong start to 2021 after COVID ravaged business in 2020. -
McLean County health officials are reporting 138 more COVID-19 cases confirmed over the weekend. That comes as the county’s testing positivity rate... -
McLean County health officials report 77 more confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, as the county’s testing positivity rate decreased for the first time... -
Monuments to Honest Abe could no longer have a home in Chicago, but the president of Lincoln College says they're always welcome in central Illinois. -
Issues of diversity and equity are top of mind after a year of renewed calls for civil rights and social justice reform. Some of those conversations... -
McLean County health officials added 106 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, as the county’s testing positivity rate rose half a percentage point... -
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis sees a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine distribution. -
McLean County health officials added 142 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases over the weekend, as the county’s testing positivity rate held at 4.9%. -
A Bloomington attorney is part of a national cohort confronting the "hidden epidemic" of elder abuse.
